Every week, The Daily Meal rounds up restaurant reviews across America

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The General

This week in restaurant reviews, The New York Times critic Pete Wells announces that his restaurant reviews will cover more than just the New York City area. This week, he recounts his travels to San Francisco, reviewing restaurant Saison. After two "maddening" visits, he is left with the same question, "How much are we willing to pay for an extraordinary dinner?"

In Washington, D.C., critic Tom Sietsema concludes that The Grill Room, the new restaurant of the Capella Washington, is "as exciting as its name: not very." The "terse" wine list is "actually irritating," and "reading the menu is like popping Zolpidem," he says.

As always, the ratings range from stars to bells to beans, but every review offers specialized insight into the food, atmosphere, and service of eateries in each city’s dining scene and the critics eating at them.